Archive for June 18, 2012

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Marvels by Alex Ross, Kurt Busiek (Hardbound)

Price: PhP650.00

Condition: Comics Hardbound, very good condition, originally unread overstock copy

Welcome to New York. Here, burning figures roam the streets, men in brightly colored costumes scale the glass and concrete walls, and creatures from space threaten to devour our world. This is the Marvel Universe, where the ordinary and fantastic interact daily. This is the world of MARVELS. Collecting MARVELS #0-4, by award-winning creators Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross.

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man: The World According to Peter Parker, Vol. 1

Almost ten years ago, Ultimate Spider-Man launched the Ultimate line, a reinvention of the Marvel Universe that defied the odds and every expectation. Today, it happens again: This new chapter in the life of the teenaged Web-Slinger picks up in the aftermath of Ultimatum and completely redefines the status quo of Spider-Man for the next generation! With a new supporting cast, new villains, and maybe even a new Spider-Man! Collects Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1-6.

Following the events of Captain America #600, Steve Rogers’ closest friends and allies may have found a way to bring back the original Captain America. Or is what they found something more sinister? The Red Skull’s greatest plan to destroy Captain America has been in motion and its completion is almost at hand. Will Captain America be lost forever, or will he be REBORN? Collects Reborn #1-6.

Iron Man: Extremis by Warren Ellis, Adi Granov (Hardbound)

The upcoming Iron Man 3 movie is reportedly to be heavily based on this story-arc.

Price: PhP550.00

Condition: Comics Hardbound, very good condition, originally unread overstock copy

It’s the beginning of a new era for Iron Man! Renowned scribe Warren Ellis joins forces with acclaimed illustrator Adi Granov to redefine the armored avenger’s world for the 21st century – a landscape of terrifying new technologies that threaten to overwhelm fragile mankind! What is Extremis, who has unleashed it, and what does its emergence portend for the world?

Collects Iron Man (2005) #1-6.

Stephen King The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (Hardbound)

Price: PhP450.00

Condition: Comics Hardbound, very good condition, originally unread overstock copy

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King’s Roland — an implacable gunslinger in search of the enigmatic Dark Tower, powering his way through a dangerous land filled with ancient technology and deadly magic. Now, in a comic book personally overseen by King himself, Roland’s past is revealed! Sumptuously drawn by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove, adapted by long-time Stephen King expert Robin Furth (author of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: A Concordance) and scripted by New York Times Best-seller Peter David, this series delves deep into Roland’s origins — the perfect introduction to this incredibly realized world, while long-time fans will thrill to adventures merely hinted at in the novels. Be there for the very beginning of a modern classic of fantasy literature!

The new ongoing creative team of writer J. Michael Straczynski (Amazing Spider-Man, Supreme Power) and artist Mike McKone (Teen Titans, Exiles) unite their talents to chart a new course for the world’s greatest comic magazine!

A covert government task force has presented Reed Richards with shocking news: After years of exhaustive research, the mystery behind the Fantastic Four’s powers has finally been discovered. With Reed’s help, these scientists hope to recreate his original space flight – creating dozens, if not hundreds, of new superhumans in the process. Reed cautiously agrees to assist the group, but what are the hidden risks involved in the experiment that may be deadly to all involved?

Plus: A windfall for Ben sees a shocking change to his status quo, and a visit from state officials has dire ramifications for Sue and the rest of the Richards clan!

Her name is Kraven. She’s Spider-Man’s newest and most terrifying nemesis – and she just discovered his secret identity! With an army of villains at her command, even with the help of Daredevil, can Spidey protect his secret identity from his new foe? Find out as Marc Guggenheim and Phil Jimenez give you the fight of Spidey’s life against the Brand New Kraven!

Return to the world of 1602! First, Greg Pak and Greg Tocchini pick up where the bestselling story by Neil Gaiman left off: America, the New World! When Captain America was thrust back in time, it changed reality as we know it. Dinosaurs still roam the earth, and the Marvel heroes we know came to exist 500 years early. Now, witness David Bruce Banner and Peter Parquagh become the Hulk and Spider-Man!

Then, Peter David and Pascal Alixe take the reins as Doom returns! The Four from the Fantastik’s greatest enemy has an insidious plan that takes them to the ends of the Earth! What does he want? Why doesn’t Invisible Woman want to fight him? And what does Shakespeare have to do with it?

Collects Marvel 1602: New World #1-5, and Marvel 1602: Fantastick Four #1-5.

March to Ultimatum, Ultimatum and Ultimatum Companion Comics Hardbound Set

Price: PhP2,000.00 (sold as set, 3 books, complete storyline)

Condition: Comics all Hardbound, very good condition, originally unread overstock copy.

A group of X-Men from the future come back in time to try and assassinate the Fantastic Four-attempting to prevent the events of Ultimatum from ever happening. Who are these warriors from the future and what role will they play in the shocking scenario to follow? Also, Who can stop the future X-Men from killing today’s Fantastic Four? Who else… the future Fantastic Four! If you think you know who the Black Panther is, you haven’t spent enough time in the Ultimate U! What secrets from his past cross into Captain America’s origin? What deal did they make that will throw Cap’s loyalty to the Ultimates into question? Plus, it’s the Ultimate Road Trip of the Year! The HULK and Zarda – a.k.a. Power Princess from the Squadron Supreme – team-up for the most wild cross-country smash-and-grab you can imagine! Then, the relationship between Peter Parker and Mary Jane is one of the most iconic and popular romances in all of comics – and in this very special story that relationship delves into an area never before seen in any Spider-Man comic!

The end is here! Or, is it a new beginning? Massive, climatic disturbances are wreaking havoc with the planet – underwater volcanic eruptions, tidal waves crashing over whole cities, and snowstorms burying entire countries – and even the assemblage of the Ultimate U’s mightiest is no match for this worldwide destruction! Featuring Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Ultimates, the Hulk, and more, find out whose lives are at stake in this defining moment of truth for the Ultimate Universe. Brought to you by award-winning scribe Jeph Loeb and superstar artist David Finch, this is the must-have book that will set the stage in the Ultimate U for years to come!

Collects Ultimatum #1-5.

Ultimatum Companion (Hardbound)

The companion volume to the Ultimate Event of 2009! Millions have been killed, and countless more injured or displaces–among them members of the X-Men and Fantastic Four. And Magneto is to blae. In the wake of this unimaginable catastrophe, is it a time to repent? Or is it a time for revenge? See Ultimatum through the eyes of two of the world’s greatest teams–or what’s left of them, at least! And then, Ultimate Spider-Man meets the Ultimate End. This is the story of Aunt May, Mary Jane, Kitty Pryde, J. Jonah Jameson and the hero that looms over all their lives as they bear witness to the end times of the Ultimate Universe.

Presenting one incredible collection of classic tales re-imagined by legendary horror artist Richard Corben. First, it’s Edgar Allan Poe as you’ve never seen him before. Classic Poe stories and poems are transformed into weird and disturbing new comic-book fantasies, with the original Poe texts printed alongside the new tales as an added bonus. It’s a frightening new presentation of Poe-inspired murder, madness and monstrosities! Then, Corben brings you a bold new interpretation full of eerie new spins on the poems and short stories of H.P. Lovecraft. Each adaptations is beautifully rendered in black and white with gray tones as only Corben can do it – along with a printing of the original source text by H.P. Lovecraft.

In 1981 three Mexican-American brothers self-published their first comic book, Love and Rockets, and “changed American cartooning forever” according to Publishers Weekly. Over twenty-five years later it is still being published to critical and commercial success.

Jaime Hernandez’s moving stories chronicle the lives of some of the most memorable and fully formed characters the comics form has ever seen. His female protagonists, masterfully delineated with humor, candor, and breathtaking realism, come to life within California’s Mexican-American culture and punk milieu.

In April 2006 Hernandez began serializing his work with the New York Times Magazine—all of which will be collected here in full color. The notoriously private artist has opened his archives for the first time, revealing never-before-seen sketches, childhood drawings, and unpublished work, alongside his most famous Love and Rockets material.

Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story. 140 years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American “Black Ships,” there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, man slayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slahed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.

The Iga clan and the Kouga clan have been sworn enemies for more than four hundred years. Only the Hanzo Hattori truce has kept the two families from all-out war. Now, under the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, the truce has finally been dissolved. Ten ninja from each clan must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun. The surviving clan will rule for the next thousand years.

But not all the clan members are in agreement. Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries-old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death?

Chobits by CLAMP, Vol. 1-5

Price: PhP500.00

Unfortunately not complete (Vol 6 & 8 not included). Manga in very good read condition, minor shelf wear. By Tokyopop.

Hideki is your typical 20-year-old slacker. He didn`t get into college straight out of high school, so he`s working a dead-end job, can`t find a girlfriend, and is perpetually broke. If only he had a persocon – a humanoid robot – to keep him company, perhaps things wouldn`t be so bad. The problem with persocons is they are incredibly expensive, and it would take Hideki a lifetime to afford one. Then, one day Hideki finds a particularly cute female persocon dumped in a pile of trash, so he decides to take her home. As they say, one man`s trash is another man`s treasure…

Ranma 1/2, Vol. 1-3 (Viz Graphic Novel)

Price: P350.00

Story and art by Rumiko Takahashi.

Years ago, Genma promised his old friend Soun Tendo that Ranma would marry one of Soun’s three daughters, and carry on the family’s martial arts school. Except that the girl picked to be Ranma’s bride doesn’t seem to like him, Ranma keeps getting into fights..and did we mention that whole changing into a girl thing?

An account of the life and work of gnomes, based on first-hand observations by the author and artist, who, themselves turned into gnomes, visited with gnomes in Lapland and Siberia. 200 pages in full color.

Faeries (Hardbound)
Described and illustrated by Brian Froud and Alan Lee. Edited and designed by David Larkin.

Price: PhP650.00

Condition: Hardbound, hard-to-find, 8.5″x12.25″, very good condition, minor shelf wear, unfortunately there is a light water stain spot on bottom right corner of the book, minimal, nothing serious, no icky feel and not damaging to the book.

Volume identifies & pictures all the faerie types-water faeries, elves, pixies, leprechauns, tree faeries, dryads, & many others. Volume explores a new world-a world of magic charged w/the wild beauty of creatures who do not live by human rules. Theirs is a realm of wonder, exquisite delight & enchanted danger.

How to See Faeries by Brian Froud & John Matthews (HB)

Price: PhP450.00

Condition: very good condition, minor shelf wear.

International bestselling artist Brian Froud and New York Times bestselling author John Matthews come together for the first time to create a spectacular interactive book that opens the doors to the enchanted world of Faerie. How does one discover faeries in one’s backyard or a garden, forest, or meadow? Through insets, hidden messages, magical signs, reflective mirrors, and other paper mechanics, Froud and Matthews reveal how anyone may discover the way to the land of Faerie. All you need is to believe and to own this book!

Do you believe in fairies? “How to Catch Fairies” explains why you should. This illustrated guide is a journey through the magical world of fairies, describing the joy and ancient knowledge they can offer us – if only we believe – and the reasons why we should entice them into our daily lives. Find out what a pixie looks like, what gnomes’ favourite foods are, learn about the leprechauns of Irish myth and reality, discover how fairies fly between their world and ours and come on an exploration of the Fairy Realm. Most important of all, find out why their continued existance relies on human faith.

The Art of Pixar: 100 Collectible Postcards

Price: PhP550.00

Condition: Overstock, sealed in original wrapping, very good condition, remainder marked.

100 Different Collectible postcards celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Pixar Animation Studios, 4.25″x6.0″. Like new in box (sealed).